Events on Sep 13
- 0604Sabinian begins his reign as Pope replacing Pope Gregory the Great
- 1125Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg crowned as German King Lotharius III
- 1549Pope Paul III signs Council of Bologna
- 1553English Hugh Latimer arrested
- 1556Charles V and Maria of Hungary march into Spain
- 1574Turkish fleet recaptures Tunis
- 1579Breda forms Union of Utrecht
- 162516 Rabbis (including Isiah Horowitz) are imprisoned in Jerusalem
- 1631Admiral Tholen conquerors 30+ Spanish frigates
- 16631st serious slave conspiracy in colonial America (Virginia)
- 1751England signs Austrian and Russian alliance
- 1759British beat French forces at Plains of Abrahams (Quebec)
- 1787Prussian army moves into Netherlands
- 1788New York City becomes 1st capital of US
- 17891st loan to US Government (from NYC banks)
- 1800Curacao in English hands (until Jan 1803)
- 1847American-Mexican war: US General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City
- 18491st US prize fight fatality (Tom McCoy)
- 1858Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire and sinks, 471 die
- 18611st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Florida
- 1867Gen E R S Canby orders SC courts to impanel blacks jurors
- 1869Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control US gold market
- 1881Lewis Latimer invents and patents electric lamp with a carbon filament
- 1882Battle at Count el-Kebir: British troops invade Egypt
- 1883Cleveland Hugh Daily no-hits Philadelphia 1-0
- 1883Hugh Daily, a one-armed pitcher for Cleveland (Forest City), tosses 1-0 no-hitter against Philadelphia
- 189820,000 Paris construction workers go on strike
- 1898Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film
- 19061st airplane flight in Europe
- 1907Interprovincial Rugby Football union (Big Four) forms with Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Foot Ball
Born on Sep 13
- 1157Alexander Neckum / de Sancto Albano: English theologist / encyclopedist
- 1520William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley: English Premier
- 1551Pandolfo Zallamella: Composer
- 1594Francesco Manelli: Composer
- 1673Hercule Brehy: Composer
- 1682Theodor Christleib Reinhold: Composer
- 1688Luca Antonio Praedieri: Composer
- 1739Giuseppe Sigismondo: Composer
- 1751Henry Kobell: Dutch painter / cartoonist
- 1755Oliver Evans: Pioneered high-pressure steam engine
- 1806Joseph Lewis Hogg: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in 1862
- 1806Moritz Ganz: Composer
- 1813John Sedgwick: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
- 1814Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand]: Dutch writer (Camera Obscura)
- 1817John McAuley Palmer: US Union msj-General / (Gov-Ill, 1868-72)
- 1818Olivier Gloux [Aimard]: French world explorer / writer (Grande Flibuste)
- 1836John McCausland: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1927
- 1841Johannes de Koo: Dutch journalist / stage writer
- 1842Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich: Composer
- 1846Richard Kiepert: German cartographer (Africa)
- 1847Charles Dupee Blake: Composer
- 1851Walter Reed: US Army Surgeon ( proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever)
- 1858Catherinus Elling: Composer
- 1860John J [Blackjack] Pershing: US commander (WWI)
- 1862Dirk Bos: Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament
- 1863Arthur Henderson: Britain -- Socialist / disarmament worker (Nobel 1934)
- 1866Adolf Meyer: United States -- Psychiatrist / neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene)
- 1871Alma Kruger: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Actress (Made For Each Other)
- 1874Arnold Franz Walter Schonberg: Vienna, Austria -- Composer (2nd Quartet)
- 1876Sherwood Anderson: Winesburg, Ohio -- Author / publisher (Winesburg)
Died on Sep 13
- 0081Titus Flavius Vespasianus: Emperor of Rome (69-81), dies at about 42
- 1596Pieter D Keyzer / Keyser: Astronomer / navigator (Java)
- 1598Philip II: King of Spain (1556-98), dies at 71
- 1650Ferdinand: Of Bayern, prince-bishop of Luik / Archbishop, dies at 72
- 1803John Barry: 1st American commodore
- 1859Cornelis J van Axes: Lawyer, dies at 71
- 1872Ludwig A Feuerbach: German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68
- 1881Ambrose Everett Burnside: US Union General, dies at 57
- 1906Georg Jacobi: Composer, dies at 66
- 1913Alfred Gaul: Composer, dies at 76
- 1921Ludwig-Alexander von Battenberg [Mountbatten]: Admiral (WWI), dies at 67
- 1924Pekka Hannikainen: Composer, dies at 69
- 1932Julius Rontgen: Composer, dies at 77
- 1932Paul Gorguloff: Murderer of French President Doumer, beheaded
- 1938Samuel Alexander: Engl philosopher (Space, time & deity), dies at 79
- 1948Paul Wegener: German actor / director (Golem, Svengali), dies at 73
- 1950Sara Allgood: Irish actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase), dies at 56
- 1959Gilbert Adrian: Costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56
- 1960Leo Weiner: Hungarian Composer (Toldi), dies at 75
- 1967Russell L Rogers: USAF / Astronaut (X-20), dies in explosion at 38
- 1969Charles Foulkes: Canadian General / honorary citizen of Wageningen, dies at 66
- 1971Nelly A "Nell" Knoop: Dutch actress (Silent Waters), dies at 72
- 1973Betty Field: Actress (Kings Row), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 60
- 1977Leopold Stokowski: Symphonic conductors, dies in England at 95
- 1981William Loeb: Publisher of Manchester Union Leader, NH, dies at 75
- 1982Grace: Princess of Monaco, dies at 52 in a car crash
- 1982Philip Ober: Actor (General Stone-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 80
- 1985Dane Rudhyar: Composer, dies at 90
- 1987Mervyn Leroy: Actor / screenwriter / director (Quo Vadis), dies at 86
- 1989Yamada Koun: Zen teacher Sanbo Kyodan line, dies at 82
Historical events on September 14
- 0891Stephen V ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1163Pastor Frederik forms convent at Mariengaarde Friesland
- 1515Battle at Marignano ends in French / Venetian victory
- 1629Spanish garrison surrenders to Prince Frederik Henry
- 1662Netherlands and England sign peace treaty
- 17161st lighthouse in US lit (Boston Harbor)
- 1741George Frederick Handel finishes "Messiah" oratorio, after working on it non-stop for 23 days
- 1759Austrian troops occupy Dresden
- 1807Aaron Burr acquitted of a misdemeanor charge
- 1812Napoleon occupies Moscow and fires start (fire extinguished on the 19th)
- 1814Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner"
- 1829Peace of Adrianopel: ends Russian-Turkish war
- 1830Princess WFLC Marianne marries Albrecht of Prussia
- 1834Charles Darwins company passes Tagua-tagua-more Chile
- 1847US Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma)
- 1848Alexander Stewart opens 1st US department store
- 185218th Postmaster General: Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office
- 1854Allied armies, including those of Britain and France, land in Crimea
- 1856Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders
- 1862Battle at South Mountain: Union troops chases away Confederates
- 1862Battle of Munfordsville, Kentucky
- 1862Federal troops escape from beleaguered Harpers Ferry West Virginia
- 1876Leopold II closes Congo-conference
- 1882British General Wolseley reaches Cairo
- 1886George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee patents typewriter ribbon
- 1891"Empire State Express" train goes from NYC to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M
- 1892AP Giannini marries Clorinda Cuneo
- 1894Hottentotten uprising in Southwest-Africa fails
- 1899Henry Bliss becomes 1st automobile fatality (NY)
- 1903New York Giant Red Ames no-hits St. Louis, 5-0 in a 5 inning game
Born on September 14
- 1486Agrippa von Nettesheim: German occultist / Alchemist / royal Astrologer
- 1531Philipp Apianus [Bennewitz / Bienewitz]: German geography / cartographer
- 1547Johan van Oldenbarnevelt: Dutch Grand Pensionary
- 1644Gijsbert Cuper: Dutch classicist / regent
- 1722Joseph Paul Ziegler: Composer
- 1737Johann Michael Haydn: Composer
- 1742James Wilson: Scot / US judge / signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 1748Johann Paul Schulthesius: Composer
- 1760M Luigi CZS Cherubini: Italian prodigy / composer
- 1761Pavel Lambert Masek: Composer
- 1768Georg Johann Schinn: Composer
- 1792Gino Capponi: Italian Marquis / literary / Premier of Toscane
- 1817Theodor Storm: German judge / author (Imense China)
- 1819Henry Jackson Hunt: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1889
- 1835J A de Smit-Rog: Oldest citizen of the Netherlands (Died 1940)
- 1835Joseph Hayes: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1912
- 1835YES de Smit-Rog: Oldest citizen of the Netherlands (Died 5 / 30 / 1940)
- 1836Abraham PC Van Karnebeek: Dutch Foreign Minister (Liberal, 1918-27)
- 1838John Pelham: Major (Confederate Army), died in 1863
- 1840George Elbridge Whiting: Composer
- 1849Ivan Pavlov: Russia -- Physiologist / pioneer in psychology (Nobel 1904)
- 1864Lord Cecil of Chelwood: United Kingdom -- Help form League of Nations (Nobel 1937)
- 1864Robert Cecil: Viscount of Chelwood (Nobel 1937)
- 1867Charles Dana Gibson: Illustrator (drew "Gibson Girl")
- 1879Margaret Sanger: Feminist / nurse / birth control proponent
- 1880Paul Fechter: German writer (Der Zauberer Gottes)
- 1882Harald Fryklof: Composer
- 1883Martin Dibelius: German theologist (Die Lade Jahwes)
- 1886Jan Garrique Masaryk: Czechoslovakia -- Statesman / Minister to London (1918-35)
- 1887Karl Taylor Compton: Physicist / atomic bomb Scientist
Died on September 14
- 0258Thascius C Cyprian: Saint / Bishop of Carthage, dies at 58
- 0407Johannes Chrysostomus: Patriarch
- 0891Stephen V [VI]: Italian Pope (885-91)
- 1146Imad ad-Din Zengi: Gov of Basra, murdered
- 1321Dante Alighieri: Italian Poet (Divine Commedy), dies at 56
- 1523Adrian VI [Adriaan F Bieyens]: Only Dutch Pope (1522-23), dies at 64
- 1538Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg and Dietz: Viceroy of Holland
- 1637Pierre Vernier [Peter Werner]: French mathematician
- 1645Heinrich Steuccius: Composer, dies at 65
- 1646Thomas H Earl of Arundel: English art collector (Marbles)
- 1693Aert Jansz van Nes [Young boer Jaep]: Lieutenant Admiral, dies at 67
- 1712Jean [Giovanni] D Cassini: Italian / French astronomer
- 1743Johann Michael Muller: Composer, dies at 59
- 1750Carl T Pachelbel: US Organist / Composer
- 1759Louis Joseph Montcalm: French General (Plains of Abraham), dies at 47
- 1763Johann Philipp Sack: Composer, dies at 40
- 1788John Penn: US attorney, signed (Declaration of Independence), dies at 47
- 1788Theodore-Jean Tarade: Composer, dies at 56
- 1819Erik Acharius: Swedish botanist
- 1836Aaron Burr: 3rd VP
- 1836Vincenzo Lavigna: Composer, dies at 60
- 1844Oliver Holden: Composer, dies at 78
- 1852Arthur Wellesley: General / Duke of Wellington, dies at 83
- 1852James F Cooper: Writer, dies at 62
- 1861Fortunato Santini: Composer, dies at 83
- 1862Jesse Lee Reno: Union General Major (Reno Nevada), dies at 39
- 1862Samuel Garland, Jr.: US Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle
- 1872Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin: Composer, dies at 48
- 1886Hubert Reis: Composer, dies at 84
- 1887Friedrich T Vischer: German philosopher / writer (Auch einer)
Events on Sep 15
- 0608St. Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1514Thomas Wolsey appointed Archbishop of York
- 1556Vlissingen ex-Emperor Charles V returns to Spain
- 1584San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid finished
- 1590Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII
- 1621Swedish troops occupy Riga
- 1644Giambattista Pamfili replaces Pope Urban VII as Innocent X
- 1656England and France sign peace treaty
- 1683Germantown Pa founded by 13 immigrant families
- 1733King Frederik Willem I divides Prussia-Brandenburg in Cantons
- 1774Cossack Emilian Pugachev captured
- 1789Department of Foreign Affairs, renamed Department of State
- 1795Cape Colony surrenders to England
- 1812French army under Napoleon reaches Kremlin, Moscow
- 1821Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua gain independ
- 18301st National Negro Convention begins in Philadelphia
- 18301st to be run-over by a railroad train (William Huskisson, England)
- 1830Duke of Wellington opens Liverpool and Manchester Railway
- 1835HMS Beagle / Charles Darwin reaches Galapagos Islands
- 1846Jung Bahadur Rana grabs power in Nepal
- 18531st US woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell
- 1857Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine
- 1862Confederates conquer Union - weapon arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
- 1870Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18)
- 1873Last German troops leave France
- 1879Pim Mulier forms "Haarlem Football Club"
- 1882British general Wolseley occupies Cairo
- 1887Philadelphia celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution
- 1894Japan defeats China in Battle of Ping Yang
- 1898National Afro-American Council forms in Rochester, New York
Born on Sep 15
- 0053Mark U Trajanus: 13th Roman Emperor (98-117) / Conqueror of Ctesiphon
- 1505Maria: Queen of Hungary / Wife of Louis II / Governess of the Netherlands (1531-55)
- 1572Erasmus Widmann: Composer
- 1586Cristobal de Isla Diego: Composer
- 1685Gottfried Kirkhoff: Composer
- 1690Ignazio Prota: Composer
- 1736Jean-Sylvain: French historian (History of France)
- 1744Georg Ritschel: Composer
- 1764Friedrich Heine: Composer
- 1764Paolo Francesco Parenti: Composer
- 1789James Fenimore Cooper: 1st major US Novelist (Last of Mohicans)
- 1808Louis Clapisson: Composer
- 1811Jan Nepomuk Skroup: Composer
- 1811Willem J van Zeggelen: Dutch author
- 1816Edward Wolff: Composer
- 1834Heinrich von Treitschke: German historian / parliament member
- 1837Leo van Gheluwe: Composer
- 1843Willem F Mauritius HK: Prince of Orange / Son of King Willem III
- 1851Emilia Pardo Bazan: Spanish countess / writer (Sirena Negra)
- 1851Josif Marinkovic: Composer
- 1852Jan E Matzeliger: Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine)
- 1857William Howard Taft: Cincinnati, Ohio -- (R) 27th President (1909-13), chief justice
- 1858Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld: French explorer / hermit
- 1858Jeno Hubay: Composer
- 1863Horatio William Parker: Composer
- 1865Henri [Lucien] Capitant: French lawyer (Loi Falcidie)
- 1865Nicolaus Adriani: Linguist (Middle-Celebes languages)
- 1868Dirk B Nanninga: Dutch painter
- 1876Bruno Walter [B W Schlesinger]: Berlin, Germany -- Conductor (NY Phil)
- 1876Frank E Gannett: Rochester -- Newspaper publisher (Gannett)
Died on Sep 15
- 0009Publius Quinctilius Varus: Roman Viceroy of Syria, suicide at 59
- 0921Ludmilla: Wife of 1st Christian Bohemian King Borijov I / saint
- 1231Louis I: Duke of Wittelsbach
- 1525John Pistorius: Church reformer, burned at the stake
- 1598Hidejoshi [Hijoshi]: Japanese General strategist / kampaku
- 1654Cornelis Bicker: Merchant / Mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 61
- 1747Johann Gotthilf Ziegler: Composer, dies at 59
- 1750Charles Theodore Pachelbel: Composer, dies at 59
- 1840Franz Xaver Pechacek: Composer, dies at 47
- 1841Alessandro Rolla: Composer, dies at 84
- 1842Pierre MF de Sales Baillot: French violinist / composer, dies at 70
- 1859John LA Luyten: Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72
- 1862R E V Miles: US Union Colonel, killed at Harpers Ferry
- 1875Jeanne-Louise Farrenc: Composer, dies at 71
- 1880William Hauser: Composer, dies at 67
- 1883Joseph AF Plateau: Belg physicist (Blue Moon)
- 1885Juliusz Zarebski: Composer, dies at 31
- 1895Jan Kleczynski: Composer, dies at 58
- 1914Jacobus Herculas de la Rey [Uncle Chose]: Boer General, dies at 66
- 1916Isidore Edouard Legouix: Composer, dies at 82
- 1921Roman von Ungern-Sternberg: Russ Baron / General
- 1923Sayed Darwish: Composer, dies at 31
- 1924Anthony Johnson Showalter: Composer, dies at 66
- 1927Herman Gorter: Socialist / Poet (Mai, Pan), dies at 62
- 1929Sara Amsel: Indon / Dutch actress / Wife of Carel van Hoisted, dies at 58
- 1932Charles Hutchison Gabriel: Composer, dies at 76
- 1934David Vaughan Thomas: Composer, dies at 61
- 1936Bela Anton Szabados: Composer, dies at 69
- 1937Clifford Heatherley: Actress (For Love or Money, Cash), dies at 48
- 1938Thomas Wolfe: US writer (Enigma), dies at 62